Robert Austin

Owner of @HypeTrainHQ and @HypeTrainFC. Lifelong @NUFC supporter. FPL and Grassroots Football.

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

VAR is a system that is only effective when you have the right people in charge, and I'm not confident we have those right people in the Premier League to make it work (to begin with).

[Premier League @premierleague]

Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) to the competition in the 2019/20 season

More: https://t.co/7quBY0hQ7f

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

@RyForShort_ 💯

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

As someone in grassroots football who designs his own team's graphic from scratch, it's become such a dominant eye sore and a stain for promoting for players, tournament, and matches.

[Lauren 🍉 @Laureasons_]

We are in an ai flyer epidemic.

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Bit gutted to see Gordon go, but I would rather keep the likes of Bruno/Tonali.

Wonder if Eddie Howe is lining up Marcus Tavernier at Bournemouth or Rashfodd. His type of signings and both had good seasons.

[Newcastle United @NUFC]

Anthony Gordon has signed for La Liga champions Barcelona for a significant undisclosed fee.

Thank you for everything, @anthonygordon. Wishing you all the very best for the future 🫶

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

@NUFCMurph You're missing an English player from Bournemouth who is probably top of Howe's replacements haha

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Honestly, everything about the upcoming World Cup, from the organisers to the ridiculous costs attributed to tickets/parking/hotels/travel, to the ad breaks mid game, and even down to the grass itself (placed on top of solid concrete no less) is an absolute farce.

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Hard Rock Stadium, which will be called Miami Stadium, has installed the final sod roll for the World Cup.

Saudi Arabia and Uruguay will be the first teams to play on the pitch on June 15.

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Sunday weirdly felt like a series finale of the Premier League to me.

Like a show that has run its course over 10+ seasons - the PL has just seen major exits in Salah/Pep, the football was largely dull, and the writers' room (VAR) keeps making the show nearly unwatchable.

[Premier League @premierleague]

🇪🇬👑

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Feels like Newcastle have trapped themselves in a pattern due to their inability to develop the squad despite their Saudi wealth.

> Qualify for Champions League in a 38-game league season with no European football
> Struggle with the duel demands of Europe and Prem
> Repeat

[Newcastle United @NUFC]

Defeat in our final game of the 2025/26 season. ⏱️

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Unbelievable season from Sunderland. Terrific for most of the season and really made Newcastle looks second rate for team's in the north.

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

EUROPA LEAGUE FOOTBALL IS COMING TO SUNDERLAND!

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

@henrywinter More like... how hasn't Maguire gotten in ahead of Stones

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

What a poor take on the England squad, just pure ragebait.

Tuchel has left out players who are in top form for options who have sat on the bench or barely featured in recent months.

[Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho]

🏴󠁧��󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The call around #England for ages has been 'Stop picking players on reputation', 'Stop playing people out of position just to get them in the team', 'Stop obsessing about the 'big' clubs'. Tuchel has delivered on that. Will it work? Who knows? But he's stuck to his guns...

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

No Lewis Hall and Adam Wharton is an absolute disgrace.

Palmer and Foden haven't been consistent, but they are at least game changers that can impact things.

Trafford and Stones in despite sitting on the City bench all season. Make it make sense.

[England @England]

It’s official. Your #ThreeLions players heading to the @FIFAWorldCup! 🏆

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Lewis Hall is England's best left back. Bar none.

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

According to reports, these players are expected to be left out of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cole Palmer
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Foden
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Maguire
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Luke Shaw
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fikayo Tomori
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Levi Colwill
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lewis Hall
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Adam Wharton

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Well, about that...

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

Working towards Hull 💪

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Becomes more true every year.

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

VAR is a system that is only effective when you have the right people in charge, and I'm not confident we have those right people in the Premier League to make it work (to begin with).

[Hype Train FC @HypeTrainFC]

The Train are looking for new players ahead of the 2026/27 season! We are looking to build upon our first season in the @ThamesValleyPL. 🚄

Message or DM the team today ⤵️
https://t.co/3My7ncoPis

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Newcastle's kit next season is basically this...

[ToonConceptKits @ToonConceptKits]

This is %100 the home shirt for next season. Photo shoot carried out with no sponsor

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

Ever since the early 2000's, Chelsea have been a stain to the English game. Their ownerships are ruining what was once a top club.

Rosenior's sacking is just the latest nail in the coffin.

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Club statement: Liam Rosenior

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

If anybody tunes in to the World Cup, after all FIFA have done to destroy the tournament, and what hosting it in the USA has done to perverse the game even further(half-time shows, ticket prices, ad breaks mid game, price gauging like below), there is a problem.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: New Jersey Transit confirmed on Friday that World Cup match goers will be charged $150 for a return rail trip from New York's Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer. Tickets are ordinarily priced at $12.90. https://t.co/QMm8dMaaw7

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

It's been a charitable season to say the best.

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

😳 This is the Premier League table if Newcastle had held onto all their leads...

They've lost more points (25) from winning positions than anyone else in the league this season 📉

[Robert Austin @HypeTrainRob]

That second-half was tragically bad from a Newcastle perspective. How has that finished 8-3 on aggregate? They were the better team for 3 of the 4 halves of football.

[Newcastle United @NUFC]

Our #UCL journey comes to an end. ⏱️